embroidery
Intricately Embroidered Self-Portraits Explore Anatomy and Physics
In her "Constructal" series, Juana Gómez prints self-portraits onto fabric and carefully embroiders them with stunning patterns.
This Artist Is Making a Giant Quilt to Represent the 5.4 Million Women Affected by Texas's Abortion Laws
Fiber artist Chi Nguyen is protesting the Texas laws that are responsible for closing abortion clinics by creating a massive quilt covered in tallies that represent the number of women who have limited access to abortions.
The Artist Highlighting Sexism with Needle and Thread
Since the 1970s, Elaine Reichek has been using the embroidered sampler—as well as collage, knitted sculpture, installation, and video—to explore power and gender through the divide between "art" and crafts.
Faux Taxidermy Sculptures Are Kill-Free Surrealism
No animals were in the making of self-proclaimed "bleeding-heart animal lover" Kelly Jelinek's fantastical fabric upholsteries.
This Palestinian Artist Embroiders Images of Syrian Gore and Violence
Majd Abdel Hamid's hand-stitched images of Syrians killed in the conflict are somehow more horrifying and real because they are abstract.
Lose Yourself in These Iridescent Embroidered Mandalas
Gao Rong's sculptures blend Chinese tradition with experimental embroidery.
Two Sides of a Tapestry, Two Sides of Yourself
Cayce Zavaglia makes super-realistic embroideries of her family and friends' presented and private lives.
The 80s Were Sew Cool
Artist Dalila Acuña has been trying to harness her fixation with the 80s in a healthy (albeit drunk) manner, by sewing odes to her favorite scenes from 80s movies into pillows and bags. Tonight she'll be sharing the work at an art show in San Francisco.
Embroidered Digital Portraits Fuse Tech And Textiles
Catherine Tipping transforms digital portraits into physical embodiments through her intricate embroidery.
Embroidered Stop-Motion Music Video Weaves Wicked Tale About Mad Science
Animators stitched over 3000 frames together for Throne's latest music video.